Thank you. A very interesting articleMgs. Ruth Martínez Espinosa
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This may interest some group members
Shared by our colleague Robert Fungo at Bioversity International

Also known as African pearwood, djave nut, or moabi, Baillonella toxisperma belongs to Sapotaceae family, and is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, but the species is threatened by habitat loss.
Robert’s work is contributing to preserve forest timber-producing tree species that are also an important source of food to local communities living in Cameroon and the Congo Basin Region.
The purpose of the attached study was to investigate the physicochemical and fatty acid profile of traditionally extracted and popularly consumed Baillonella toxisperma oil in Cameroon and in the entire Congo Basin Forests.
The study points to the need of striking a balance between the logging of this food-producing tree and continuous production of nutritionally-important cooking oil.
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